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One MLB player who played and managed at the same time was Pete Rose. He played as a player-manager for the Cincinnati Reds from 1984-1986. Another example is Frank Robinson, who played as a player-manager for the Cleveland Indians from 1975-1977.
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Yes. Bill Russell for the Celtics from 1966-1969.
Too many to list. Hundreds of players at one time or another played in the N.Y. Yankee farm system.
Well, the 2011 AL MVP and Cy Young winner were on the same team as the winners were the same person ... Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers. The last time two different players on the same team won those awards was in 2006 when Justin Morneau was AL MVP and Johan Santana was AL Cy Young winner. They played for the Minnesota Twins.
Honus Wagner was an American MLB player who played for Pittsburgh Pirates and was a prominent player of his time. Paul Wagner is also a former baseball player who also incidentally played for Pittsburgh Pirates from 1992 to 1997. However, both of these players are not related despite sharing the same surname.